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Articles by Pamela Redmond
Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking books on names, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, and People.
Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger, the basis for the hit television show, and its sequel, Older. She has three new books in the works.
Wed Apr 09 2014
25 People Much Cooler Than Their Names
Sometimes people live up to the image of their names: smart or serious, beautiful or cool, quiet or nerdy. And then there are those people who defy the expectations set by their names, like the 25 very cool famous folks here with notably uncool names.
Tue Apr 08 2014
Have you ever been teased about your name?
Have you been teased about your name, and was it hurtful or affectionate? Have your children ever been teased about their names/
Tue Apr 01 2014
Pick a Boy-Girl Pair from the Top 1000
Let’s play another all-berry baby name game. Let’s say you only had one daughter and one son, and you had to choose their names from the same U.S. popularity rank. Which pair would you pick?
Wed Mar 26 2014
19 Signs You’ve Found the Right Baby Name
When you find the right baby name, it may be like meeting the person you want to share your life with: You just know. Or maybe you’ll know the match is right by one of these 19 signs of baby name perfection.
Tue Mar 25 2014
What were your great-grandparents’ names?
Climbing further up on our family trees, let’s look at the names of our great-grandparents. Classic or antiquated, from near or far? And would you use any of them for a child today?
Tue Mar 18 2014
What’s your favorite classic girls’ name…and why?
Anne and Elizabeth, Charlotte and Alice — out of all the wonderful classic girls’ names, which do you love the best?
Mon Mar 17 2014
14 Signs Your Name Might Be Jennifer
During Jennifer’s 15-year reign at Number 1, nearly a million girls were given the name. Could one of them be you?
Wed Mar 12 2014
Baby Name Letters: What’s your favorite O name?
Rising stars or international choices, classic picks or current hotties, there are names that start or end with the letter O to suit every taste. Which do you like the best?
Mon Mar 10 2014
100+ Classic Girls’ Names — below the Top 1000
Think you have to choose between names that are classic and those that are unusual? Here are more than 100 girls’ names that give you both.
Tue Mar 04 2014
What were your dolls’ names?
Did you call your Barbie Barbie? Or come up with more creative names for your dolls? Or were you naming your beanie babies and pet mice instead?